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Hello, I am posting on this site because although I personally have no memories of Crook, I am seeking to communicate with older people or others that might have specific memories or know stories of their elders of the ...Read more

A memory of Crook by Nigel Marsh

I lived in Great Wakering (Twyford Avenue) from 1960-65 although my mother had been born and raised there as had her mother and grandparents. I attended the junior school and then the secondary school. The ...Read more

A memory of Great Wakering in 1960 by Judi Upson (Nee Stamp)

I just got a nice colour postcard showing the Red Cross Hotel. It shows the name of the hotel as"Deverall's Family Commercial Hotel", whereas the Frith photo shows the name "Reed's Family Commercial Hotel". The postcard was sent in ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough in 1910 by John Marsh

I lived in Skewen from September 1983 to May 1984 - only a short time in my life but it made a big impression on me. My wife Fiona, new baby Siobhan and I rented a house at Caenant Terrace facing the railway and the mountain.  We had ...Read more

A memory of Skewen by John Mc Millan

I spent the first 3 years of my life in a nissan hut situated on the common. In 1953 after the flood we moved to Twyford Avenue where my brother now lives having purchased the house. I was married in St Nicholas church ...Read more

A memory of Great Wakering in 1960 by Maureen Farrell

My grandparents lived in Church Cottages, a stone's throw from the church. As a child I remember staying with my grandparents, the toilet in the garden, and having a bath, Nan used to pull down the tin tub, cleanest in first, the ...Read more

A memory of Lyminge in 1965

My grandparents were William (Bill) and Molly Free - my mother was their daughter, Barbara. For five of my earliest years, I lived in the building shown, although it did not look quite like that! The shop and house ...Read more

A memory of Longworth in 1950 by Tim Jones

I remember Barnehurst and Bexleyheath in the 1960s. I loved a girl called Lin who lived in Rudland Road in Barnehurst. We used to spend lots of Saturday afternoons in the Astor Cinema near to Bexleyheath ...Read more

A memory of Bexleyheath in 1963 by Rich M

I was born in Farnborough Hospital in May 1949, and lived at No. 1, Crown Villas, Crown Road (later 18, Crown Road) from then until 1968. This house was one of the original set built when the roads were built early in ...Read more

A memory of Chelsfield by Bill Hayles

I'm not too sure of what years to mention apart from some happy memorys of the Ovaltine as a young lad with my mum and dad. David my dad was the village postman for many years and mum Annie was a local florist ...Read more

A memory of Abbots Langley by Paul Edwards